MagLine Absolute systems are a combination of:

• Band (required)
• Sensor (required)
• Translation module (depends on system)
• Display or PLC

The band is attached¹ to the measurement surface.

The sensor is mounted within a range of the band², but the band and sensor do not actually make physical contact.

¹ The band is usually mounted with the attached adhesive backing, but it can also be clamped, screwed or glued down ² This range is called the sensor gap or rideheight

As the powered sensor is moved along the path of the band, it reports a unique binary address at certain intervals on the band.^{3 3} The distance between the poles is called the pole pitch

Each address is translated into a numeric position by

• the sensor's on-board translator or
• an external translation module

This position is output to a SIKO display or a PLC.

Because each pole and address on the band is unique, Absolute system components can be separated and/or powered down without losing position.